All Chapters of After I Left the Billionaire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

(Ivy)My husband’s mistress Piper Redfern has posted again.My care factor over what my cheating bastard husband gets up to is zero.But, unfortunately, watching his pregnant mistress overshare every detail of her life online is like a car crash.You know you should keep driving, but you can’t look away.Her million followers call them the perfect couple and ask when he’s going to propose.Hashtag couple goals.Hashtag cheating assholes.But I’ll have the last laugh. Nash Hawke is almost a divorced man.He just doesn’t know it yet.A photo fills my screen.Piper’s bare shoulders peek out from beneath a charcoal designer duvet while she leans against the man whose face is, as always, carefully cropped out.My eyes lock on the bedding.No...That duvet...I look at the one I’m sitting on now.I swipe to the next photo.A brass bedside lamp like the one next to my wine bottle.Another swipe.The edge of a painting. My painting I commissioned in Italy! One of a kind frame.Holy shit! I ju

(Ivy)I chose a café on the opposite side of the city.The bell above the door jingles.A young blonde woman in oversized sunglasses scans the room before spotting me.I know she’s twenty-five. Nash and I are thirty-two.Her face lights up. “Ivy?”I stand. “Piper…”“Oh my God!” She hurries over and throws her arms around me before I can react. “It’s so nice to meet you.”I hug her back politely. “You too.”“I’ve always wanted a sister,” she says with an excited laugh. “Mom and your dad are disgustingly adorable together. I still can’t believe they got married.”“I’m still getting used to the idea myself.”“I was worried you wouldn’t like me.” She smiles sheepishly.“I’m happy Dad’s happy.”I can tell she has no idea who my husband is. Good.“Thank God.” She laughs. “I told Mom I hoped you’d say that. She was worried you’d be the evil stepsister.”I smile. A waitress appears and takes our orders.As soon as she leaves, Piper leans forward. “So...” Her eyes sparkle. “Tell me everything

(Ivy)Nash wasn’t joking when he suggested we move immediately. I’ve been packing for two days.He never questioned why I wanted to pack our bedroom and personal things myself.I simply told him I didn’t want strangers going through our stuff.By mid-afternoon, I’ve packed most of the master bedroom.Dinner at his mother’s keeps replaying in my mind.The look on Nash’s face when I told him about our fresh start. About his anniversary surprise.For one brief moment, I’d almost softened.The exact reaction that showed I was the only woman he could ever love. The joy, the tears, the sheer excitement.I was ready to share all of that with him. I would’ve done it if I hadn’t found out the revolting truth.This anniversary, I really was going to tell him I was ready.My heart wonders if there is any way we could repair this damage and move forward. I mean, other couples get through things.My phone lights up.I answer calmly even though my blood pressure is through the roof. “Hi, Piper.”“H

(Nash)I stand on the balcony trying to make sense of what I just heard.Ivy’s father called her back in about five minutes ago.She actually offered to have an open marriage.I honestly didn’t think I could love my wife any more than I already do.Apparently, I was wrong.She’s willing to give me something she hated the first time I suggested it because she thinks it will make me happy.God... I don’t deserve her. I really don’t.Wait. Could Piper simply become part of an open marriage?Would Ivy accept the baby if everything was out in the open?No.The thoughts disappear as quickly as they come. This is too messy now.They’re sisters. Family is sacred. I won’t do that to Ivy and her father.Piper and I are over. We have to be and I’m telling her today for real.I pull out my phone to message Piper. I don’t care how she gets away from everyone but she’ll have too.Meet me downstairs. Now.Then I message Ivy and tell her I need the bathroom and I’ll meet her back in the reception soo

(Ivy)“Honey, what’s wrong?” I ask.His eyes flick toward Robert before settling back on me.“Can we talk? Privately?”“Of course.”Robert holds up his glass to me and winks then heads towards my dad.Nash guides me out onto the balcony.I turn toward him and smile like he’s the only man in the world. I stare at my cheating husband like he hung the moon.He searches my face for several long seconds.I wait. It must be hard to form the question.He can’t exactly ask if I’ve been lying about knowing who his pregnant mistress is or that he even has a mistress at all.Finally... he speaks.“Did you ask about opening our marriage because you want to sleep with Robert?”I actually blink in shock.Of all the questions... I didn’t expect that one.“I beg your pardon?”“Robert Thorne. Do you want to have sex with him?”I can’t help laughing. “Nash, seriously?”“Answer me.” He grips my wrist firmly. “Why is he even here? You never said he was coming.”“No. I never asked for that reason. And Dad